St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-11
They Declare That They Will
Build the New Road at
Any Cost.
Mr.. Stiekney, of the Minnesota
& Northwestern to Buy
the Central Iowa.
A Big Scheme Between the
Northern Pacific and
Other Roads.
Special to the Globe

Hpeclal 10 the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Sept. 10.-The Dominion
government has shown the cloven foot
and came out Squarely against the Red
River Valley road. To-day. at the in
stance of thesDominion government, the
frm of AikenS, Culver X Hamilton filed
two billsin equity praying that the Red
River Valley contractors and that
Messrs. Norquay and Wilson be re-
strained from building a railway across
twelve lots held by the government as
crown lands. The two bills of COM
plant are precisely the same in word
ing, the only difference being the de-
scrlpti0n of the lots which they cover.
They are much the same as the bills
formerly filed. Minister of Justice
Thompson is the informant and signed
the bills when he was here few days
ago. The action becomes one of the
queen, represented by the Dominion
government VS.. the queen represented
by the provincial, and promises to be
one of
THE MOST CELEBRATED
in Canadian annals. The bills were
ready for fling for considerable time.
but it was only decided to spring them
when it became known by remarks in
i'll the Browning case now before the
court that he would certainly dismiss
the motion. 1t will readily be under
stood that the indignation which pre-
vailed among the citizens against the
Dominion government when the news
spread that they had fixed the two in
functions, was of the warmeSt possible
character. The fact is that the people
are just about as indignant as it is pos
sible to be, land threats of dire vengeance
are banded about. Many talk of hold
ing mass meeting, to which all the
citizens of the province will be invited
to express their Indignation. The action
of the Dominion government seems only
to have intensified the resolution to
build the road or die in the attempt
Many cling to the belief that the OPPOSE
ton of the dominion government to the
road was only nominal and would not
be carried beyond disallowance, but this
last act has swept away all
such lurking hope and the public de-
claration of war upon the road has
stirred the public to the core. On every
hand the Dominion government is de-
nounced, Tories as we'll las grits taking
a hand in it.. 1t is difficult to say Just
where it will end as the application for
an injunction will be pushed forthwith.
Recently there has been much talk of
secession from the Dominion as the
only solution of the difficulty and the
only means OF freeing the province
from
THE OLD AUTOCRAT AT OTTOwA.
An organization has: been resolved
upon and as some of the most prOmin-
ent citizens are working to that end.
fnH lI.a tInr rfc4, 4,
longer. If Manitoba's withdrawal is to
burst it, an appeal would be made to the
United States. Only Eastern Tories
would cry diSlCyalty and call the people
rebels, which it is, feared would iniure
the cause the patriots have at heart:
In view of the present action of the
dominion government the people are
quite satisfied that Sir John did threat
EN- the province with British troops and
thoroughly believes it is his fixed re-
solve to cOerce Manitoba into submits
sion or smash the confederation. 1t
must be the latter alternative for al
ready the citizens are seriously con-
templating the probability of a resort
to arms, unless an immediate appeal to
England results in justice being done
us. 1t is generally believed both by the
prosecuting as we'll as the opposing
lawyers in the Browning case now before
the court that the motion will be dis
missed by the chief justice upon close
argument. Browning's evidence and
his apparent connection with the Cana
madam Pacific railway have been so
apparent all the way through that the
chief justice could not help expressing
an opinion that way, and if nothing
occurs to shake his convictions it is
quite evident that he will
DISMISS TIE MOTION.
When he took his seat upon the bench
this morning. before argument COM
menced, he stated that he had looked
the arguments over and the cases cited,
and he saw nothing to shake the previ-
Gus conviction, that if Browning was
puppet of the Canadian Pacific railway,
as he believed him to be, he certainly
had no rights in court. Court adjourned
early on the conclusion OF the plaintiffs
case, no new arguments being adduced.
The lawyers of the plaintiff admitted to
your correspondent that they were
beaten, and said they would appeal,
when they might have better luck They
are, however, confident, and most legal
men here share their opinion that it
will be a difficult matter to succeed
against the Dominion government, as
the latter, being crown owners of land,
1t will be difficult matter to beat them
anyway. The second inStallment, due
to-day, on the contract for building the
Red River Valley road, was met by the
local government, which secured suffi-
Gent temporary relief from the banks.
The payment was 100000, and tides the
government over until the rails are laid
and the work almost completed. The
government states that they have suffi-
Gent case now to meet all demands. 1t
is not yet known how they got it.